02Mar2011
Hands-On With the New MacBook Pro
Over the weekend, I bought myself a brand new 15-inch MacBook Pro. Having previously owned a 2008 model, non-Pro MacBook, I knew it was going to be faster, but I didn’t realize just how much of an improvement it would really be. The new Pros are extremely tricked out; even my entry-level model, with no upgrades at all, comes with 4 GB of memory and a quad-core Intel i7 processor. While I haven’t tested anything too intensive such as working in Photoshop or Premiere, I did carry
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How to Prepare a Used Mac for Sale
If you’re planning on buying a new machine, it’s a great idea to sell your old Mac to cover some of the new computer’s cost. I’m currently going through the process of preparing my machine to replace it with a new MacBook Pro, so follow along with me as I make sure the process is as painless as possible for both me and my Mac’s next owner. What would you do if you sat down at your new computer one day and realized a desperately important file was still on your old hard drive? In
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iSkin ProTouch Classic Keyboard Protector for MacBook Air
Now the MacBook Air is certainly a thing of beauty, and if you are one who tends to sell off your old devices to fund in part the purchases of new gizmos, then keeping your current MacBook Air in tip top condition is definitely important. Enter the iSkin ProTouch Classic Keyboard Protector specially meant for said notebook. It has been designed to overlay the keyboard, preventing those who work late into the night and love pizzas from dropping small particles of food in between the
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Apple finally launches Mac App Store
Mac App Store! well people Apple has finally launched ‘the much awaited’ Mac App Store and it has more than 1000 free and paid applications. Apple says, “With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never been easier. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. The Mac App Store is now available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.” Apple has made
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Airfoil for Mac 4.0: Review
Provides: Home network audio streamingFormat: DownloadDeveloper: Rogue AmoebaMinimum System Requirements: Mac OS X v10.6, wireless network, supported speakersPrice: $25 for single user licenseAvailability: NowVersion Reviewed: 4.0Playing music on your computer is great, but wouldn’t it be cool if you could have that music playing in every room in your house, in sync? Airfoil makes that a possibility. Airfoil 4.0 is an amazing product for anyone who has more than one computer or speaker
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How I set up a new Mac
I've owned precisely one dozen Macs in my life. That means I've had plenty of opportunities to refine my process for taking a new, pristine Mac and making it feel like it's truly mine. Over the years, I've narrowed that process down to the following steps: I like to have immediate visual feedback when I insert, attach, or remove media to and from my Mac. That's why I like to see all attached volumes on the Desktop. I need my icons! While I’m in the Finder's preferences pane, I also turn off
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Get Mac Anti-Theft App Hidden Free Until January
If you’re getting or giving a new MacBook during the next couple of days, then grab Mac app Hidden, which provides a number of theft prevention services. Now until January 2011, the app is free. All you need to do is register, download and install. What does Hidden do? It’s a little bit like Find My iPhone for your Mac computer, in that it lets you track where your computer goes, so long as whoever stole or bought your stolen computer from the original thief turns it on and connects to a
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Why I Bought a Used MacBook Instead of a MacBook Air
The new MacBook Air is guaranteed to be on many a Christmas list this year, and I’ve been dead set on getting one ever since it was announced. So how did I end up typing this on a four-year-old black MacBook that I bought on eBay? I won this MacBook on eBay for $330, minus shipping. The starting price for the MacBook Air is $1000. Like many potential Mac buyers, I’m a full-time college student. Buying the MacBook saved me $670 that I can spend on other stuff, like tuition, or food, which
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Deal roundup: 11.6-inch MacBook Air, now $948
The Holiday season is here and online retailers have been cutting prices on a variety of electronics. PCConnectionExpress.com has slashed the price on the 11.6-inch MacBook Air with a 1.4GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and a 64GB hard drive. It is currently priced at only $948, which is $51 off the original MSRP of $999, and it includes FREE shipping, plus get $30 cash back by mail when purchased with MobileMe or iWork. OnSale.com's steal of the day today is on the Sony 16GB Handycam Camcorder, it
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Gorgeous Wooden Case Adds Girth to Already Fat MacBooks
Like the joyfully “heavy” people on TV talk-shows that proclaim they’re proud and “full of life”, you too can celebrate the slab-like heft of your old, fat MacBook Pro with the Blackbox case, a solid oak sleeve that laughs at the supermodel-skinny MacBook Air. The cases, made in Golden, Colorado, are hand crafted and, like the MacBook itself, hewn from chunks of the raw material. Despite its chunkiness, the wooden case is actually pretty light, weighing in at just 1.5-pounds (which
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